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A-Grade Jones

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Just thinking about how long we have been calling out for a true A-Grade Player at the top of his game and really believe we have one right now in Nathan Jones.

The bloke is as tough as they come, an uncompromising gut-runner and leads from the front.

His stats go alright too:

3rd in the league for total disposals

1st in the league for effective disposals

4th in the league for total clearance

Also, top 20 in the league for: Kicks, Handballs, Tackles, Contested Possessions and Uncontested Possessions

I only wish he would start to get the media attention he deserves. I know on other footy forums he is always ranked #1 by opposition supports as the most under-rated player in the league.

Make sure you lap this bloke up fellow demons supports, he's an absolute champion and future legend

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    Jonesy is great but he sits under A Grade...

    With those stats just quoted what else does he need to do to reach A Grade classification? You mark hard mate.

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    With those stats just quoted what else does he need to do to reach A Grade classification? You mark hard mate.

    He does go missing in action too much....and i think he tries to do too much

    Yes i mark hard....i wish more people around here would too...

    Jonesy is High Grade Blue Collar, but he sits under A Grade.

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    With those stats just quoted what else does he need to do to reach A Grade classification? You mark hard mate.

    He needs to hit the scoreboard more often to really hurt opposition teams to be A grade I think, but the game plan makes this very difficult.

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    love him...but i have a sneaky feeling he will be in gold and brown in a couple of years.

    On what possible evidence do make that assertion?

    Effing ridiculous you [censored].

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    what does it matter? free agency is going to take him off us anyways, so that only the 'good' teams succeed.

    If he does leave you could not begrudge him. He is hoping we improve drastically and we can get him close to finals to keep him longer.

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    Just thinking about how long we have been calling out for a true A-Grade Player at the top of his game and really believe we have one right now in Nathan Jones.

    The bloke is as tough as they come, an uncompromising gut-runner and leads from the front.

    His stats go alright too:

    3rd in the league for total disposals

    1st in the league for effective disposals

    4th in the league for total clearance

    Also, top 20 in the league for: Kicks, Handballs, Tackles, Contested Possessions and Uncontested Possessions

    I only wish he would start to get the media attention he deserves. I know on other footy forums he is always ranked #1 by opposition supports as the most under-rated player in the league.

    Make sure you lap this bloke up fellow demons supports, he's an absolute champion and future legend

    There's been plenty of support for Jones around here, though he definitely deserves more accolade from the media.... Considering the team that he has developed in and the coaching/administration changes this club has put him through, it's really amazing how far his game has come on... Jones is a rear breed and is probably the best player we've drafted in the past ten to fifteen years... Who knows how he'd be rated if he didn't play for us? Probably somewhere around the Sam Mitchell/Jimmy Bartel make?
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    He does go missing in action too much....and i think he tries to do too much

    Yes i mark hard....i wish more people around here would too...

    Jonesy is High Grade Blue Collar, but he sits under A Grade.

    Depends on how you grade them.

    In my mind he sits alongside players like Mundy, Marc Murphy, Priddis, A Swallow. All quality players but just below A grade.

    A grades are Dangerfield, Watson, Fyfe, JPK, Selwood. All better players then Jones.

    Pendles and Ablett are in a different cat altogether.

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    If he does leave you could not begrudge him. He is hoping we improve drastically and we can get him close to finals to keep him longer.

    I agree

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    love him...but i have a sneaky feeling he will be in gold and brown in a couple of years.

    Seriously stop feeling sorry for yourself and harden up

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    On what possible evidence do make that assertion?

    Effing ridiculous you [censored].

    Really mate? Really? assertion or opinion?

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    what does it matter? free agency is going to take him off us anyways, so that only the 'good' teams succeed.

    Jones won't be going anywhere. This club will do whjatever is required to retain him... but having said that, he strikes me as possibly the only player at the MFC who is totally dedicated to the cause of raising this club out of the mire.

    Only one thing to say about your comment... MFCSS (I thought it was all but gone, but it must be building resistance to the Roosisinthehouse vaccine).

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    Depends on how you grade them.

    In my mind he sits alongside players like Mundy, Marc Murphy, Priddis, A Swallow. All quality players but just below A grade.

    A grades are Dangerfield, Watson, Fyfe, JPK, Selwood. All better players then Jones.

    Pendles and Ablett are in a different cat altogether.

    Mundy not an A grader? What else does he have to do?

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    love him...but i have a sneaky feeling he will be in gold and brown in a couple of years.

    This is a good chance of being worst post of the year right here. Congratulations.

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    1st you need to know the definition of A grade, if there are 5 grades he is easily in the top 20%

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